英和和英

発音

• IPA: /ˈbɹiːfli/
• 韻: -iːfli

副詞

briefly (comparative more briefly, superlative most briefly)

1. (manner) In a brief manner, summarily.

   He covered the subject briefly in his book.

2. (duration) For a brief period.

   He only worked here briefly.

   • 2023 December 7, Maya Salam, “‘Squid Game: The Challenge’: Hits, Misses and the Bizarre Ending”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 8 December 2023:

     Instead, ddakji was played for dramatic effect earlier in the season — pitting two men who had forged a sweet bond against each other, making one of them briefly believe he’d been eliminated by his friend.

3. To be brief, in short.

   Briefly, I am not happy about what happened, but no one will be losing their job.

同意語

• (in a brief manner): in summarization, concisely, tout court, in short, in a word, to sum up
• (for a brief period): fleetingly, summarily, temporarily, transiently; see also Thesaurus:temporarily